Self-host PocketBase with Docker

An open-source backend in one file: embedded database, auth, file storage, and realtime API. This page describes the Levelrail template for PocketBase (Developer Tools). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: https://pocketbase.io/docs/. Recommended memory: about 128 MiB.

Services, ports and volumes

Service	Image	Container ports	Volumes
`pocketbase`	`ghcr.io/muchobien/pocketbase:0.22.27`	8090	`pocketbase_data -> /pb_data`

Environment variables

This template sets no environment variables. Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

Deploy PocketBase with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select PocketBase. Review the Compose body and deploy. With the CLI:

levelrail-cli templates deploy pocketbase --name my-pocketbase

See the service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

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Self-host PocketBase with Docker

Services, ports and volumes

Environment variables

Deploy PocketBase with Levelrail

More Developer Tools templates

​Services, ports and volumes

​Environment variables

​Deploy PocketBase with Levelrail

​More Developer Tools templates

Services, ports and volumes

Environment variables

Deploy PocketBase with Levelrail

More Developer Tools templates